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Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-05-30
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Mr.. j. II. Miller, Of Bunker Hill. viii
move in town next week.
A number of the G. A. r. Post menu
bers went to Sharpsburg this morning.
\ Mr.. Clifford Moore, Of the Post Of
fee, is taking in the sights at Washing
ton, D. G.
Miss Lillian Cunningham, of this city,
is visiting friends at Washington, d. G.
and Alexandra, Va.
The services in various churches
throughout the city we're we'll attended
yesterday.
Henry Ford, well known colored
man of this place. and for many years
sexton of the German Reformed Church
died last evening.
As usual, portion of the colored ele-
ment Of this place went to the Storer
College Commencement this morning.
Mr. John Lee Fout received new
bicycle Of the Sanspariel make. It is
the largest in town. Mr.. Fout is an ex-
pert rider.
The latest thing out is the novel sight
Of Frank Williams out buggy riding
with straw hat on, accompanied BY
large winter overcoat and buffalo
robe.
Mr. Geo. r. Snodeal. formerly Of this
place, but now residing at Baltimore,
was in town Saturday, and purchased
two fine horses from Aessrs. G. Al.
Weaver and {. II. Miller, the price
paid was $500.
SOLE AGENT. Mr.. Frank Williams
has become the purchaser of second
hand baby carriage. Messrs. Mason
& Rice will rebuild it, aud when COM
pleted will present fine appearance.
Frank informs us that he has the Sole
Agency, and desires the patronage Of
purchasers.
Mr.. G. w. Barthlow, who resides
on Raleigh street, and employed BY the
B. & o. r. r., carried home cross
tie Saturday afternoon. After he had
gotten home and thrown the tie in
his yard, he was taken dangerously Ill,
caused by the straining Of a blood YES
sic in his head, this morning he was
much better.
Mr.. Jno. Byers, who has been
visiting in Baltimore, returned
home yesterday.
The sheep shearing attracted a
number Of the curious this morn
ing in the public square. Some
Of the feeces weighed nearly 20
lbs.
UNDER THE WHEELS MIR. Vim
ton Ronk, residing ait North
Mountain, and d, brakeman on
the B. & @. r. ri, attempted to
Jump on a car of an east bound
freight train this morning and
come to Martinsbnrg to work.
He was thrown under the wheels
and killed instantly, his body be-
ing horribly mangled. He was
about 43 years old. "a wife and
five children survive him.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-09-15
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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-09-15

Yacht club, any foreign yacht may COM
pete for it upon giving six months mo-
tice, and Is entitled to one race over the
New York Yacht club course. The first
contest for the cup was made by The
schooner yacht Cambria, in 1870, and the
six months notice clause was waived.
The Cambria, which sailed against the
whole fleet, though under protest on the
part of her owner, was beaten, and the
schooner Livonia was then built by Mr..
Ashbury, the owner Of the Cambria,
expressly for the purpose Of winning the
cup. This contest took place in 1871,
the keel schooners Sappho and Daunt-
less and the centerboard schooners Pal
mer and Columbia being chosen to repre-
sent American interests. There were five
races, the American contestant for each
one being named from the four chosen, on
the morning of each race. The Columbia
won two of the races, the Sappho two and
the Livonia one. In 1875 the Countess Of
Dufferin contested for the cup with
the Madeleine, best two in three races to
decide. The Madeleine won easily. In
1881 the sloop ATLANTA, of the Bay of
Quinte club (Canadian), was beaten by the
sloop Mischief (American). In 1885 the
Puritan defended the cup successfully
against the Genesta, and in 1886, when
the Galatea came after the trophy, the
Mayfiower was chosen as the American
champion and the cup was held.
CHARLES LINNLEY.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-09-15
A CRACK RACING YACHTS MAINsAIL.

A CRACK RACING YACHTS MAINSAIL.
rs to sail area, why there are more square
feet of canvas on either the Volunteer or
the Thistle than on many bark Of today,
and many three masted ship of fifty
years ago had far smaller spread. The
mainsails of these powerful and speedy
yachts are enormous blankets, large
enough to cover the greater portion of the
front of a COOL sized five or six story
building Of brick and iron and stone and
glass, such us one secs on Broadway.
Even those who are familiar with sails and
tackle and everything nautical are hardly
aware of the great size of these spreads of
canvas as compared with objects on shore.
To make this matter clear have had II
sketch made of the fine building at No 1866
Broadway (which is $50 feet in height
and over this have had the artist sketch
to scale big mainsal of about the size
and proportion Of the Thistle's great can
vas. say "about the size, etc, " for Capt
Barr, the commander of that noble craft,
resolutely declines to give the exact pro-
portions of its canvas.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-09-15

in the Beverly open regatta on Marble
head recently. She behaves herself as
well when only light 2ephyrs are blowing
as when there is good stir breeze, and
II she were as big as the Volunteer there
wouldn't bc any doubt at al as to whether
the Scotch cutter would take The Queens
cup back with her.
Some Of my readers, perhaps, may have
forgotten the history OF The Queens cap
that was fest won by the oh America IN
1871, and so, at the risk Of telling some
what may he 'old news" to them, l will
rcc;te il briefly: The America was not
pitted, as many seem to understand 1t,
against the entire feet Of British yachts
that were entered, but was entered upon
the same footing as every other yacht,
the cup being oti red to the winner. Tho
America WAS the only Yankee craft
entered, and she was, unlike the Thistle
and the Volunteer. = tchooncr rigged
boat Some years after they had won the
cup the owners of tie America decided TO
place it IN tho custody OF the New York
Yacht club as trustee. BY tic deed OF
gilt, transferring it 20 tie New York
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-09-15
Green Corn in England.

An English fashion paper recently
printed an article on American green In
dian corn" which, 1t says, lis eaten
in its green state, green cobs in
fact" 1t tells how Americans bite the
grains from the cob, which 1t condemns
as inelegant. Then it says: "A more
elegant but tedious method of takir out
or picking ont the grains with fol- has
begun TO prevail, more especially with
ladies at the table d'hote. The young
grains constituting the cob are delicious
vegetable, and they begin TO come in just
as greeu pcas are over or nearly so.
Many persons prefer the peculiar flavor OF
the green maize, and taste once acquired
for it is sure 10 be lasting. New York
Tribune.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-09-15

feet, w lille her
length is 3I.0l.
This makes her
nearly twice as
wide as the Eng
lish cutter Shona,
which is only two
or three fe e t
shorter than the
Papoose, ] have
not the complete
record of the
Papoose at hand,
but 8 h q easily
beat the Shadow,
which had hitler
(Dllcpn inyiacible.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-09-15
FACTS ABOUT YACHTS.
HOW TO GET AN IDEA OF THE
SIZE OF A MAlNSkll.
Edward Burgess, the Designer OF the
Puritan, the Mayfiower and the Vol
unteer-Papoose. an American Keel
Yacht-History of the Americas Cup.

Special correspondence
NEW YORK, Sept. 8.-The American pub
lie was never more intensely interested in
yachts and the noble sport of yachting than
at present, and the noble sport of yachting
was never before brought to such perfec-
ton, as now. The crack yachts of today
are larger craft than some of the merchant
ships of hundred years ago. The YES
sells in which Columbus sailed when he
made his famous voyage Of discovery
would not compare with the two
schooner yachts, the Dauntless and
the Coronet, that raced across the
Atlantic ocean through the rigors Of
O bitter winter few months ago. And
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-09-15
w. r. RILEY,
CRoY STREET, HALEY, IDAHO.
TREASURER'S NOTICE.

following will be paid presentation, from
front sale of Aua County Funding Bonds:
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-09-15

also give you with this II portrait OF
Edward Burgess, the designer of the
crack American racing yachts of the day
the Puritan, the Maytiower, the Pris-
ella and the Volunteer. 1t will be seen
that be is still a young man, compare
lively, and | am sure my readers will
agree with me il the hope that he may
continue to design fast craft for Americans
FOR many years to come.
Mr.. Burgess successes have been, as q
rule, with yachts of the American center
board pattern, or ''skimminG dishes" as
the lordly British are SO fond of denorni-
mating the Yankee boats, but he believes
thoroughly in the keel boat, which, he
claims, is the ideal slst sailing craft. The
yacht Papoose which is figured here also,
is practical proof that Mr.. Burgess
theory is not n mere matter Of fancy,
for she has beaten every craft of her size
that has raced against her 1t would he
unfair to Mr. Burgess, however, to allow
you to believe that in advocating the
claims OF keel boats he has forsworn the
Yankee idea in yacht building, for the
Papoose, although keel boat is built on
purely American lines; that is she is not
merely knife blade set on edge, with
spar, for boat, but has plenty Of beam,
her dimension in this regard being IL
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-09-15
Notice of Contest.
LAND OFFICE AT HALEY, IpAHo,

LAND OFFICE AT HALEY, IpAHc,(
July %. 1857.
Complaint having been entered at this Office by
Charles W. Castle against Patrick Conely fer
abandoning his Homestead Intry No. 900, dated
Marc 30, 1885. uprn the SW /, Sc y and Z y Be
h Section "a. Township Range 10 Z. in Alturas
county, Idaho, with view 10 ths cancellation Of
said entry; the said parties are hereby summoned
to appear at this Office the LIST day of Septepl.
Der, 1887, at O'Clock a. Ill to respond and fur
nish testimony concerning said alleged abandon
neut J. $. WATERS, Receiver.
iy2s+
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-09-15
Silt Walking In England.

Silt walking has become popular sport
in England. and has its champion, who
reached London the other day, having
walked from Dundee, nearly 800 miles, on
stills IN twenty eight and one-half days.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-09-15
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE,

In the Probate Court of Alturas County, Territory
of Idaho.
In the matter of the Estste of Henry Frost, de-
ceased.
1t appearing TO the Judge of said Court by the
petition presented and fled the 10th day of
August 1887 by J. II. Hague, Public Administra-
tor and Admin stratur of the estate of Henry
Frost, deceased, praying for order Of sale of
real estste that it is necessary TO sell the whole
of the real estate to pay the de BITS outstanding
against the deceased. and the debts, expens and
charges OF administration:
1t is therefore ordered by the Judge Of said
Court that all persons interested in the estate of
said deceased sppear before the sad Probate
Court on Tuesday, the 2Oth day OF September
1887. at II ocloch in the forenoon of snid day, at
the Courtroom of said Court at the Courthouse in
the town of HALEY, County of Alturas, Territory
of Idaho, to show cause why an or,'er should not
be granted to the said A iIninistrstor to sell the
said real estate belonging to said do eased
And that 4 copy Of this order be published at
least four successive weeks ir the Wood River
Daily Times. Newspaper printed and published
in said county
Dated August 18th. 1887.
E.B. LENNON,
ali Probate Judge and ex. Otficio Clerk.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-09-15

Has attained q standard OF excellence which
admits of no superior.
II contains every improvements that Inventive
genius, skill and money can produce.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-03-31

~ Connecticut is a Democratic State,
but its Governors, as wefl as its United States
Senators, are generally Republicans. The
miscarriage of the Democratic principle in
the election of Governor in Connecticut is
due to rule which. when no candidate has a
majority of the popular vote, gives the power
of choice to the Legislature. AS the Legisla-
ture is chosen under rotten borough sys-
TEN, aided by a errymandering apportion-
ment, the Governor is Republican in spite
of the plurality of votes for his Democratic
opponent. The Republican Governor last
year elected under this rotton borough system
has recently excited the indignation of all
parties in his State by removing Mr.. Hadley,
the Commissioner of the State Bureau of
Labor Statistics. Hadley is Republican,
but he had given offense to some of the
manufacturers of Connecticut by his official
course, and on their demand the Governor
removed him in the face of pledge to re-
tain him. If the people of Connecticut were
permitted to elect their own Governors such
political scandals as this would not be likely
to occur. But the Republicans of that State
cannot be persuaded to give up system that
enables them to overthrow the popular will.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-03-31

"a" The following an editorial from the
Philadelphia Mail and Scout, the organ of
the Pennsylvania G. A. R., concerning the
Dependent Pension bill:
''The Grand Army of the Republic is in
favor of all the honest, sincere, just legisla-
tion in favor of the soldiers, but has no
sympathy with OF respect for legislation that
is insincere and urged by men who for per-
sonal advancement work the soldier racket.
Some of the members of the House who
came from strong soldier districts urged the
members from districts where the soldier
element was not so large factor to vote
against the passage of the bill over the veto.
They said they were working the soldier
business and had to vote for it themselves,
dut did not want to see it pass. Shame on
such men,"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-03-31

r. American farmers are beginning to
experience the inevitable evils of high pro-
tective tariff. European countries are re-
taliating on America for its high protective
system by discriminating against our pro-
ducts. Germany has prohibited the impor-
tation of American pork, and some time ago
France increased the import duty on wheat
to sixteen cents bushel. Last week the
French chamber voted by 1928 to 23S to in
crease the duty to twenty-six cents bushel.
This is equivalent to prohibition, unless un-
der extraordinary circumstances. The Cam
bridge Jeffersonian in noting the fact that
the American surplus must find markets
abroad, concludes that should all the Euro
pean countries combine to retaliate on Amer
lea for her high prote ctive duties, the far
mers would be the greatest sufferers.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-03-31

~ Probably the most important act of
the ate Ohio legislature was the passage of q
law defining the rights and liabilities and
more nearly equalizing the property rights
of husband and wife. The Columbus Dis
patch, briefly referring to the act, groups the
changes as follows:
l. Hereafter married woman may con-
tract generally, mortgage, lease or convey
hey property to the same extent and in the
same manner as married man may his pro-
perty.
9. The husband will have the same inter-
est in the property of the wife which the
wife formerly had, and which she will con-
tinue to have in the property of her husband.
3. Neither the husband nor wife, as such,
will be liable for the cont racts or torts Of the
other.
Two chapters of the Revised Statutes were
radically changed, the following being
among the more prominent features of the
changes:
Neither husband nor wife has any interest
in the property of the other, except as pro-
vided by statute.
The estate by the courtesy is abolished;
but nothing in the act affects vested rights.
| The husband must support himself, his
wife and his minor children out of his pro-
perty or by his labor. If he is unable to do
so, the wife must assist him so far as able.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-03-31
EniOV Life.

What truly beautiful world we live in!
Nature gives us grandeur of mountains, glens
and oceans, and thousands of means of en-
joyment. We can desire no better when in
perfect health; but how often do the majority
of people feel like giving it up disheart-
when there is no occasion for this feeling, as
every sufferer can easily obtain satisfactory
proof, that Green's August Flower, will
make them free from disease, as when born.
Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint are the direct
causes of seventy-five per cent. of such mala-
dies as Biliousness, Indigestion, Dizziness
of the Head, Palpitation of the Heart, and
other distressing symptoms. Three doses
of August Flower will prove its wonderful
effect. Sample bottles, 10 cents. Try it.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-03-31

q Some of our Democratic friends who
profess great dissatisfaction that all the Re-
publican fourth class postmasters are not
made to walk the plank, will probably be
astonished to learn, as the Blue Book informs
US, that more than sixteen thousand post
Offices in the United States pay less than $40
year, and that in ten thousand others the
annual receipts average about $8. Still
these offices, unimportant as they are from
financial standpoint, are as fercely contend
ed for as those where the salary mounts up
into the thousands. The postmasters in
such cases are unusually small shopkeepers,
who locate the Office in their ''stores," and
thus confer upon the official certain mate
rial benefit aside from the prestige which is
supposed to attach to the place. Illinois has
the distinction of the post Office the receipts
of which are the smallest in the United
States. The Office is Solar, in jackson coun-
ty, and its emoluments, as shown by the
books of the department., last year were
exactly ten cents. There were number of
others whi ch fell short of 81, but the Illinois
Office takes the palm.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-03-31

sB The Governors salary has been fixed
at $4,000 per year and the State is in debt
$1,OOO,OOO, and not dollar to pay it WITH
But Foraker would not consent to a renomi-
nation unless there was more money in it.
There was much rejoicing over the passage
of the bill, and delegation called at the
Governors Office to congratulate him, and
insist that he must not decline another
nomination, just as though there had been
no previous understanding. The delegation
that called at the Governors office was COM
posed of members of the two Houses of the
Legislature who voted away the peoples
money for The purpose of buying his consent
to again be the Republican candidate for
Governor. The people who have to pay the
taxes should keep the above facts in mind.
Republican rule in this State is becoming
very expensive.-Mdrion Mirror.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-03-31

%" In the last few weeks two of Wood
county's Republican officials have decamp-
ed, proving unfaithful to their trusts and
leaving their bondsmen to foot the bill. The
Bowling Green Ne,Os says Sin both cases
whisky and women are said to be the chief
cause of their downfall, facts which were
instrumental in putting them in Office. The
leading Republicans of Bowling Green knew
of their standing, but they were bull dozed
into Office regardless of the wishes of the
people," This should not only be dear
lesson to the Republican party of Wood
county, but it should also be warning to
both parties in every locality to be extreme
ly careful in making their nominations and
the class of men they elect to Office
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-03-31

~ At almost every session of the Stste
Legislature different measures are proposed
for changes in our State school system. One
of the questions which has been much dis
cussed of late is the matter of furnishing
free text books to the public school pupils.
1t will be interesting to watch the expert
ment of California in this direction, as that
State has decided to publish hel own text
books and furnish them to the pupils of the
public schools at actual cost. Over quarter
million dollars have already been expended
in paying for the necessary materials and in
establishing the printing plant.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-03-31
Notice to Contractors.

@ EALED proposals will be received at the office
y of the clerk of the Board of Education, of lar
rison township Henry county, Ohio, until II CLOCK
at noon, on the 18th day of April 1887, for building
number seven (7), Harrison township, Henry coun-
y ohio according to the plans and specifications on
file in said office. Each bid must contain the name
of every person 1terested in the same, and be &C.
companied by a sufficient guaranty of some disin-
terested person that if the bid Is accepted, con-
tract will be entered into and the performance OF 1t
properly secured.
: The bid for each kind Of material called for oy
the specifications must be stated separately and the
price of each given and the price ofabor must also
be separately stated.
None but the lowest responsible bid will be ac-
Bv order of the Board Of Education.
I'm. CLICK, Clerk
March q, 1887. 4t
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-03-31

"a Two Germans, who are employed in
furniture factory at Wabash, Indiana, have
been notified to return to Germany and
serve out their allotted time in the army.
This they decline to do, and should they
hereafter return to their native land they
will be liable to arrest for desertion. The
German government refuses to recognize the
right of naturalization. by another country
as bar to the required term of military
service.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-03-31

~ The Democrats of Cincinnati have
placed in nomination most excellent ticket,
headed by Judge Isaac D. Matson for Mayor.
John r. Saylor was nominated for Judge of
the Superior Court, W. j. Fitzgerald re-
nominated for Judge of the Police Court,
Valentine Nicholas for Treasurer, Edward
Schwab for Prosecuting Attorney, and for
Clerk of the Police Court VIM. Day, Of the
Post. The Democrats of Cincinnati should
sweep the plattor, and we hope they will.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-03-31

~ There is collected each month by the
United States Treasury Department, &c.,
100000 surplus. This illustrates the beauties
of a protective tariff, which at best only
takes from the poor man and gives to the
rich. There is no justice in a tariff which
places heavy tax upon necessaries and per-
mits the rich monopolist to go comparative
" free.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-03-31

~ The pension agency for Ohio, located
at Columbus, is the largest in the United
States. During the month of February two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars were
paid out. Since the advent of the Demo-
cratic Administration, the number of
pensioners, paid by the Ohio agency, has
increased from thirty-one to thirty-five
thousand.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-03-31

- The people of Dakota will next No
vember vote on the question whether or not
they favor division of the Territory, and
its admission into the Union as one State OF
two, the legislature having provided for such
vote. Heretofore the agitation has been
confined to the Territorial politicians. Con-
gress will decide according to the expressed
will of the people.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-03-31

~ There seemed a prospect, during the
late session of the Legislature, that the
terms of some township officers would be
changed, but nothing of the kind was done.
The length of official terms remain precisely
the same as before.-Bee.